Main page: List of Canadian plants by family

The following families of vascular plants are listed as occurring in Canada:

For mosses of Canada, see:

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus commutata — American silverberry Shepherdia argentea — silver buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis — Canada buffaloberry

Elatinaceae

Elatine americana — American waterwort Elatine minima — small waterwort Elatine rubella — southwestern waterwort Elatine triandra — longstem waterwort

Empetraceae

Corema conradii — broom crowberry Empetrum eamesii — rock crowberry Empetrum nigrum — black crowberry

Encalyptaceae

Bryobrittonia longipes Encalypta affinis Encalypta alpina Encalypta brevicolla Encalypta brevipes Encalypta ciliata Encalypta intermedia Encalypta longicolla Encalypta mutica Encalypta procera — extinguisher moss Encalypta rhaptocarpa — extinguisher moss Encalypta spathulata Encalypta vulgaris

Entodontaceae

Entodon brevisetus Entodon cladorrhizans Entodon concinnus — lime entodon Entodon schleicheri Entodon seductrix Pleurozium schreberi — feathermoss

Ephemeraceae

Ephemerum cohaerens — emerald dewdrops Ephemerum crassinervium — emerald dewdrops Ephemerum serratum Ephemerum spinulosum — emerald dewdrops Micromitrium austinii

Equisetaceae

Equisetum arvense — field horsetail Equisetum braunii — giant horsetail Equisetum fluviatile — water horsetail Equisetum laevigatum — smooth scouring-rush Equisetum palustre — marsh horsetail Equisetum praealtum — rough horsetail Equisetum pratense — meadow horsetail Equisetum scirpoides — dwarf scouring-rush Equisetum sylvaticum — woodland horsetail Equisetum variegatum — variegated horsetail Equisetum x ferrissii Equisetum x litorale Equisetum x mackaii Equisetum x nelsonii

Ericaceae

Andromeda polifolia — bog rosemary Arbutus menziesii — Pacific madrone Arctostaphylos alpina — alpine manzanita Arctostaphylos columbiana — bristly manzanita Arctostaphylos rubra — red manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursi — bearberry Arctostaphylos x media Arctostaphylos x victorinii — Victorin's bearberry Cassiope lycopodioides — clubmoss bell-heather Cassiope mertensiana — western bell-heather Cassiope tetragona — arctic bell-heather Chamaedaphne calyculata — leatherleaf Elliottia pyroliflorus — copper-flower Epigaea repens — trailing arbutus Gaultheria hispidula — creeping snowberry Gaultheria humifusa — alpine spicy wintergreen Gaultheria ovatifolia — slender wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens — teaberry Gaultheria shallon — salal Gaylussacia baccata — black huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa — dwarf huckleberry Harrimanella hypnoides — moss bell-heather Harrimanella stelleriana — starry bell-heather Kalmia angustifolia — sheep laurel Kalmia microphylla — alpine bog laurel Kalmia polifolia — pale laurel Ledum glandulosum — glandular Labrador-tea Ledum groenlandicum — common Labrador-tea Ledum palustre — marsh Labrador-tea Ledum x columbianum — Columbian Labrador-tea Loiseleuria procumbens — alpine-azalea Menziesia ferruginea — mock-azalea Phyllodoce caerulea — blue mountain-heath Phyllodoce empetriformis — pink mountain-heath Phyllodoce glanduliflora — yellow mountain-heath Phyllodoce x intermedia — hybrid mountain-heath Rhododendron albiflorum — white-flowered rhododendron Rhododendron canadense — rhodora Rhododendron lapponicum — Lapland azalea Rhododendron macrophyllum — Pacific rhododendron Vaccinium angustifolium — late lowbush blueberry Vaccinium boreale — northern blueberry Vaccinium caespitosum — dwarf huckleberry Vaccinium corymbosum — highbush blueberry Vaccinium deliciosum — Rainier blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum — black highbush blueberry Vaccinium macrocarpon — large cranberry Vaccinium membranaceum — square-twigged huckleberry Vaccinium myrtilloides — velvetleaf blueberry Vaccinium myrtillus — whortleberry Vaccinium ovalifolium — oval-leaf huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum — evergreen blueberry Vaccinium oxycoccos — small cranberry Vaccinium pallidum — early lowbush blueberry Vaccinium parvifolium — red blueberry Vaccinium scoparium — grouseberry Vaccinium stamineum — squaw huckleberry Vaccinium uliginosum — alpine blueberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea — mountain cranberry Vaccinium x nubigenum

Eriocaulaceae

Eriocaulon aquaticum — seven-angle pipewort Eriocaulon parkeri — Parker's pipewort

Euphorbiaceae

Acalypha rhomboidea — common copperleaf Chamaesyce geyeri — Geyer's broomspurge Chamaesyce glyptosperma — corrugate-seed broomspurge Chamaesyce nutans — eyebane broomspurge Chamaesyce polygonifolia — seaside spurge Chamaesyce serpens — matted broomspurge Chamaesyce serpyllifolia — thymeleaf broomspurge Chamaesyce vermiculata — worm-seeded spurge Euphorbia commutata — wood spurge Euphorbia corollata — flowering spurge Euphorbia spathulata — reticulate-seeded spurge

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